Arsamosata
Arsamosata was an ancient and medieval city situated on the bank of the Murat River, near the present-day city of Elazığ. It was founded in c. 240 BC by Arsames I, the Orontid king of Sophene, Commagene and possibly Armenia.- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of 813 metres (2,667 feet)
- …is also known as “Arshamashat”
- Description: ancient city of Sophene
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Örencik and Baltaşı.
Örencik
Village
Örencik is a village in the Palu District of Elazığ Province in Turkey.
Baltaşı
Village
Baltaşı is a village in the Palu District of Elazığ Province in Turkey. Baltaşı is situated 3½ km southeast of Arsamosata.
Gümüşkaynak
Village
Gümüşkaynak is a village in the Palu District of Elazığ Province in Turkey. Gümüşkaynak is situated 4 km west of Arsamosata.
Arsamosata
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Latitude
38.61698° or 38° 37′ 1″ north
Longitude
39.77303° or 39° 46′ 23″ east
Open location code
8GCXJQ8F+Q6
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Western Armenian—“Arsamosata” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀρμόσοτα”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀρσαμόσοτα”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀρσαμώσατα”
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Ἀσμώσατα”
- Armenian: “Արշամաշատ”
- Armenian: “Արշամշատ”
- Armenian: “Արշամունիք”
- Armenian: “Արսամասատ”
- Armenian: “Արսամոսատա”
- Armenian: “Շամշատ”
- Catalan: “Arsamòsata”
- Chinese: “阿尔萨莫萨塔”
- Chinese: “阿爾薩莫薩塔”
- Chinese: “阿薩密薩塔”
- Classical Armenian: “Արշամաշատ”
- Dutch: “Arsamosata”
- Esperanto: “Arsamosata”
- French: “Arsamosate”
- German: “Arsamosata”
- Greek: “Αρμόσατα”
- Greek: “Αρμούσατα”
- Greek: “Αρσαμόσατα”
- Hungarian: “Aršamašat”
- Hungarian: “Arsamosata”
- Indonesian: “Arsamosata”
- Italian: “Arsamosata”
- Japanese: “アルサモサタ”
- Latin: “Arsamosata”
- Persian: “آرشامشات”
- Persian: “آرشامشاد”
- Portuguese: “Arsamosata”
- Portuguese: “Arsamósata”
- Russian: “Аршамашат”
- Slovenian: “Arsamosata”
- Spanish: “Arsamosata”
- Turkish: “Arsamosata”
- Ukrainian: “Аршамашат”
- Western Armenian: “Աշմուշատ”
- Western Armenian: “Արշամուշատ”
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